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October 5, 1983
Even though the petition signed by residents of the United States is correct as to form, it cannot be received by the House because "aliens, not resident in Canada, have no right to petition Parliament".
The Speaker ruled that a petition from non-residents of Canada is inadmissible.
September 12, 1983
This very grave and important question is indeed a matter requiring urgent consideration in that it is "so pressing that the public interest will suffer if it is not given immediate attention."
The Speaker grants a request for an emergency debate, finding the matter sufficiently urgent and in the public interest.
June 29, 1983
In accordance with a precedent, there is no authority that a committee of the House, when considering a bill, should report anything to the House but the bill itself. "A Committee is bound by, and...
A ruling clarifying that a committee studying a bill is bound by its order of reference and can only report the bill itself back to the House.
June 6, 1983
The Speaker cannot give an opinion on the matter of the Corporation's losses or on the propriety to ask Parliament for money to cover unexpected losses. The function of the Chair is only to ensure...
The Speaker ruled that the Chair's function regarding the Estimates is strictly procedural and does not involve opining on the substance of government spending requests.
May 26, 1983
The Acting Speaker gave a ruling as to the substance of the problem and his ruling was entirely correct and reflects the rules and practices in that whenever a specific length of time is provided...
A ruling clarifying that time for points of order does not reduce total debate time, but the Chair has discretion to extend an individual's speaking time.
May 17, 1983
According to one authority, "motions for the adjournment of the House... pending at the moment of interruption, lapse without question put". In this case, as the House had not seen fit to vote on...
The Speaker rules that a pending motion to adjourn lapses without a vote at the ordinary time of adjournment, forcing the House to adjourn.
April 20, 1983
Since the matter undoubtedly concerns the administrative responsibilities of the Government, it could be discussed in the course of the debate on the Budget, which is to commence today. Moreover,...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate on a minister's alleged breach of oath, deeming it not urgent and addressable via other means.
April 19, 1983
According to the practice whereby the Minister of Finance presents his budget in the House before declaring it in any other public forum, budget secrecy is a political convention which does not...
This ruling establishes that budget secrecy is a political convention, not a matter of privilege, and any accusation of its breach requires a substantive motion.
March 24, 1983
The aim in reading these documents is to give sufficient information to the Chair and to the House upon which to make a decision. If the information transmitted during interventions is sufficient,...
A ruling clarifying that for a question of privilege, a summary of supporting documents is sufficient and the entire matter, not just the documents, is what is referred to committee.
February 1, 1983
This matter has been raised a number of times in the past and could undoubtedly be discussed again in another context. Furthermore, since there is no indication in the hon. Member's notice as to...
The Speaker denied a request for an emergency debate, ruling it lacked urgency and was improperly framed as a non-confidence motion.